I think my gauge for weird is broken. I just... I don't know. It's trite as hell, but we're all in this together. I feel like I should be paying more attention. [A quiet sigh, and then she's not really talking about other departments anymore.] I should be doing more to help.

[Case in point: she's only now noticing that a) his hair is much shorter than she's used to seeing it, and b)]

...is that an earring?